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. >> brown: and we close with a conversation with first-time author and iraq war veteran kevin powers about his novel, "the yellow birds." that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident, i was worried the healthcare system spoke on with all its own. with united healthcare, i got help that treat my life, information on my phone, connection to doctors who get...
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in early 2007, he was placed in charge of all coalition forces in iraq. and in 2010, he took over as commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan, overseeing the push to reverse taliban gains. along the way, he warned of tough going, as in this testimony at a hearing in march of 2011. >> the momentum achieved by the taliban in afghanistan since 2005 has been arrested in much of the country and reversed in a number of important areas. however, while the security progress achieved over the past year is significant, it is also fragile and reversible. >> suarez: petraeus' resignation from the cia today leaves his deputy, michael morell, as acting director. for more, we turn to greg miller-- he covers intelligence for the "washington post"; and retired army colonel peter mansoor. he was executive officer for general petraeus during the surge of forces in iraq in 2007 and 2008. he's now professor at ohio state university. greg miller, tension according to many news reports is focusing on general petraeus's biographer and the fact that the general came to the fbi's a
in early 2007, he was placed in charge of all coalition forces in iraq. and in 2010, he took over as commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan, overseeing the push to reverse taliban gains. along the way, he warned of tough going, as in this testimony at a hearing in march of 2011. >> the momentum achieved by the taliban in afghanistan since 2005 has been arrested in much of the country and reversed in a number of important areas. however, while the security progress achieved over the past...
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i mean, starting with the iran-- iraq invasion driving saddam hussein out of kuwait. the administration of the first george bush all the way through the past 12 years of wars. there's just an-- continuing with iran. so i-- i think that the president did show restraint. i'd go a little bit further than david. i thought benjamin netanyahu did everybody to put a romney button on his lapel and romney bumper sticker on his car. there was no question about it. but i think he understands-- he's up for reelizabeth-- people of israel do not want to see relations with the american people and the american administration in any way strained, and i think he understood his position as well. and we've got people not being killed right now, and that is good. . >> brown: david, just thinking again about the president being in asia for what they've called his pivot to that region, to chine pap and then, of course, the middle east bubbles up again. do you-- what does that portend, do you think, for his foreign policy and his attentions? >> well, i have to say we didn't really talk much
i mean, starting with the iran-- iraq invasion driving saddam hussein out of kuwait. the administration of the first george bush all the way through the past 12 years of wars. there's just an-- continuing with iran. so i-- i think that the president did show restraint. i'd go a little bit further than david. i thought benjamin netanyahu did everybody to put a romney button on his lapel and romney bumper sticker on his car. there was no question about it. but i think he understands-- he's up for...
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in iraq, kurds have autonomy in thriving iraqi kurdistan. kurds in syria are trying to position themselves to do the same. they aren't even granted citizenship in assad's syria. but rather than fight assad's troops, they are taking their place in northern towns near the 500-mile border with turkey when government forces depart to focus elsewhere. the assertiveness of syria's kurds is causing anxiety in turkey. tens of thousands of turkish citizens-- kurd and non-kurd alike-- have been killed in three decades of an insurgency for independence waged by turkey's outlawed kurdistan workers' party, or p.k.k. p.k.k. terror attacks began trending up last year, shortly after turkish prime minister recep tayyip erdogan called on syrian president assad to step down. the growing power of the syrian militia-- close allies of the p.k.k.-- is exacerbating a most sensitive issue in turkey, says kemal kirisci, a political scientist at bogazici university in istanbul. >> there is a feeling on the part of the public especially that the northeastern parts of s
in iraq, kurds have autonomy in thriving iraqi kurdistan. kurds in syria are trying to position themselves to do the same. they aren't even granted citizenship in assad's syria. but rather than fight assad's troops, they are taking their place in northern towns near the 500-mile border with turkey when government forces depart to focus elsewhere. the assertiveness of syria's kurds is causing anxiety in turkey. tens of thousands of turkish citizens-- kurd and non-kurd alike-- have been killed in...
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up with two very long wars one of which has ended in something other than victory-- i'm referring to iraq-- and a second war-- afghanistan-- which will ultimately end and nobody expects it's going to end in victory. it seems to me it's fair to ask why have we gotten such disappointing results after such tremendous exertions by our soldiers and part of the answer-- just part of the answer-- it seems to me is a defective, disappointing, mediocre senior military leadership. >> woodruff: well, i don't know whether we can get into a full discussion of whether the wars have been successful or not but professor kohn, mere mortals? is that what we're looking at here? >> well, it is, judy, except that we do hold these mere mortals to a very high standard. they hold themselves to a very high standard. after all, we give senior military leaders our children and grandchildren and entrust them with the national security of the united states because they exist in a hierarchical organization and because of the demands of combat and the stresses of waging war are so great. they have very high standards.
up with two very long wars one of which has ended in something other than victory-- i'm referring to iraq-- and a second war-- afghanistan-- which will ultimately end and nobody expects it's going to end in victory. it seems to me it's fair to ask why have we gotten such disappointing results after such tremendous exertions by our soldiers and part of the answer-- just part of the answer-- it seems to me is a defective, disappointing, mediocre senior military leadership. >> woodruff:...
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in iraq, a wave of attacks today killed at least 43 people. most of the victims were in the city of hillah, south of baghdad. back-to-back explosions targeted shi-ite pilgrims and emergency responders. the force of the blasts left twisted wreckage of cars outside shops in a busy commercial area. a third bombing killed six people near a shrine in the city of karbala. a year-long inquiry into british media practices ended today with a call for new regulation. lord justice brian leveson led the investigation. it was triggered by a scandal over a tabloid newspaper-- owned by the murdoch conglomerate-- that hacked voice-mails of hundreds of people. we have a report from gary gibbon of "independent television news." >> reporter: they say the body that regulars the newspapers can't be run by newspapers alone anymore. it needs to be more independent and overseen by a government watchdog. >> this is not and cannot reasonably or fairly be characterized as statutory regulation of the press. i am proposeing inspect regulation of the press organized by the
in iraq, a wave of attacks today killed at least 43 people. most of the victims were in the city of hillah, south of baghdad. back-to-back explosions targeted shi-ite pilgrims and emergency responders. the force of the blasts left twisted wreckage of cars outside shops in a busy commercial area. a third bombing killed six people near a shrine in the city of karbala. a year-long inquiry into british media practices ended today with a call for new regulation. lord justice brian leveson led the...
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and says this will be the shame of his life, he was the one without made the case for going to war in iraq, you know, as the spokesman. i think this. what struck me was the administration has really handled this badly. i mean you don't send her up to the hill to meet with people unless you're going have some friendly meetings too. are you going to have some positive people come out and say claire mccaskill, they say how wonderful she is and at the same time what you have got to have is other people. where are the endorsers. i haven't heard from madeleine albright, hillary clinton. she just kind of out there by herself which may be a message. >> i will keep watching that one and everything else. >> mark shield, david brooks, thanks as always. and if you want even more, mark and david keep up the talk on the "doubleheader" recorded in our newsroom. that will be posted at the top of the "rundown" later tonight. >> warner: we'll be back shortly with a look at efforts to pinpoint the age of the grand canyon. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station
and says this will be the shame of his life, he was the one without made the case for going to war in iraq, you know, as the spokesman. i think this. what struck me was the administration has really handled this badly. i mean you don't send her up to the hill to meet with people unless you're going have some friendly meetings too. are you going to have some positive people come out and say claire mccaskill, they say how wonderful she is and at the same time what you have got to have is other...
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. >> in iraq, 33 people died in a suicide car bombing north of baghdad. nearly 60 others were wounded. the attacker blew up his vehicle near an iraqi military base. most of the victims were iraqiir soldiers. there was no immediate claim of responsibility. and the classical composer and pulitzer prize winner elliot carterdied on monday at his home in new york city. carter was knownte for his rhythmically complicated works using american and european modernist traditions. the string quartets he composed have been called the most difficult ever conceived. elliot indicator was 103 years old. >> ifill: for those of you seek a two-screen experience, you can also follow us tonight on our multichannel live stream where you can find up-to-the-minute results on our interactive map center, a live election blog, speeches from winners and losers tonight and a lot more. >> woodruff: just to recap again, the associated press hasa called kentucky and west virginia for mitt romney. and vermont for president obama. two networks have called south carolina and indiana for mi
. >> in iraq, 33 people died in a suicide car bombing north of baghdad. nearly 60 others were wounded. the attacker blew up his vehicle near an iraqi military base. most of the victims were iraqiir soldiers. there was no immediate claim of responsibility. and the classical composer and pulitzer prize winner elliot carterdied on monday at his home in new york city. carter was knownte for his rhythmically complicated works using american and european modernist traditions. the string...
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and it all surrounded our going into iraq. and a lot of people were killed based on bad intelligence. so and i don't think that's fair game. i think mission takes-- mistakes get made. >> holman: the benghazi attack killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. in afghanistan, 17 civilians were killed today when their bus set off a roadside bomb. the victims were on their way to a wedding. separately, two nato service members were killed in a roadside bomb attack in the eastern part of the country. there was hopeful talk today about avoiding the "fiscal cliff" after president obama met with congressional leaders at the white house. a series of tax increases and spending cuts will kick in on january 1, unless the two sides can come to agreement. today, the president said action is of the essence. >> our challenge is to make sure that, you know, we are able to cooperate together, work together, find some common ground, make some tough compromises, build some consensus to do the people's business. and what the fo
and it all surrounded our going into iraq. and a lot of people were killed based on bad intelligence. so and i don't think that's fair game. i think mission takes-- mistakes get made. >> holman: the benghazi attack killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. in afghanistan, 17 civilians were killed today when their bus set off a roadside bomb. the victims were on their way to a wedding. separately, two nato service members were killed in a roadside bomb attack in the...
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they are terrorists, and criminals, brought here from afghanistan, libya, iraq. the c.i.a. paid them each $50,000 to come here. >> ( translated ): we are allawites here, too. if they have sectarian problems over there we feel the pain over here, too. provocation and this sectarian problem, that's happening here now. >> reporter: yet however much the turks would like to find a way out of the conflict next door. desperate syrians, like this mother and her four children, will keep trying to find their way in. >> brown: you can watch margaret's previous reports from turkey and syria on our website. >> woodruff: and we turn now to politics. the most expensive set of campaigns in history is in the books. candidates, parties and outside groups spent a record $6 billion on elections in 2012. up $700 million from the previous record of $5.3 billion in 2008. driven by almost $1 billion in outside spending, three times the amount shelled out in 2008. and, of that, more than $300 million was spent by groups not required by law to disclose their donors. for more on where all that money
they are terrorists, and criminals, brought here from afghanistan, libya, iraq. the c.i.a. paid them each $50,000 to come here. >> ( translated ): we are allawites here, too. if they have sectarian problems over there we feel the pain over here, too. provocation and this sectarian problem, that's happening here now. >> reporter: yet however much the turks would like to find a way out of the conflict next door. desperate syrians, like this mother and her four children, will keep...
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in iraq today, at least 33 people died in a suicide car bombing north of baghdad. nearly 60 others were wounded. the attacker blew up his vehicle near an iraqi military base in taji in the second attack to target troops there in 24 hours. most of the victims were iraqi soldiers. there was no immediate claim of responsibility. the classical composer and pulitzer prize winner elliott carter died monday, at his home in new york city. carter was known for his rhythmically complicated works, fusing american and european modernist traditions. the string quartets he composed have been called the most difficult every conceived. elliott carter was 103 years old. >> ifill: you can find out much more on what tonht's election could mean for key issues, including the future of the health care law. you can head to our website for the full report from kaiser health news. also, on the rundown, you can read about whether new technology could cut the risk of arming syrian rebels with anti- aircraft weapons. and we'll be streaming live online all evening. just go to our homepage for
in iraq today, at least 33 people died in a suicide car bombing north of baghdad. nearly 60 others were wounded. the attacker blew up his vehicle near an iraqi military base in taji in the second attack to target troops there in 24 hours. most of the victims were iraqi soldiers. there was no immediate claim of responsibility. the classical composer and pulitzer prize winner elliott carter died monday, at his home in new york city. carter was known for his rhythmically complicated works, fusing...
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. >> in iraq, 33 people died in a suicide car bombing north of baghdad. nearly 60 others were wounded. the attacker blew up his vehicle near an iraqi military base. most of the victims were iraqi soldiers. there was no immediate claim of responsibility. and the classical composer and pulitzer prize winner elliot carter died on monday at his home in new york city. carter was known for his rhythmically complicated works using american and european modernist traditions. the string quartets he composed have been called the most difficult ever conceived. elliot indicator was 103 years old. >> ifill: for those of you seek a two-screen experience, you can also follow us tonight on our multichannel live stream where you can find up-to-the-minute results on our interactive map center, a live election blog, speeches from winners and losers tonight and a lot more. >> woodruff: just to recap again, the associated press has called kentucky and west virginia for mitt romney. and vermont for president obama. two networks have called south carolina and indiana for mitt r
. >> in iraq, 33 people died in a suicide car bombing north of baghdad. nearly 60 others were wounded. the attacker blew up his vehicle near an iraqi military base. most of the victims were iraqi soldiers. there was no immediate claim of responsibility. and the classical composer and pulitzer prize winner elliot carter died on monday at his home in new york city. carter was known for his rhythmically complicated works using american and european modernist traditions. the string quartets...
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got the united states out of the war in iraq without a domestic back lash. and has been able to come back, win a second term with what he would be the first to say would be a disappointing economic news. i think what people didn't quite bargain for was the resilience and the skill of this candidate. >> woodruff: i was just checking some notes that i made earlier today. no president has won re-election since world war ii with an unemployment rate higher than 7.2%. >> that's right. woodruff: right now the month of october it was 7.9%. >> franklin roosevelt won with 16% in 1936. but only did that because things were getting a lot better. >> think of one of the accomplishments though of this campaign. if you went back and looked at the number, that critical number right track wrong track of the country before the convention, i think you would find in a much more negative light than coming out of the convention. in that sense, something really interesting has happened. i'm not sure we fully understand. i and others have complained about the ideas in this campaign
got the united states out of the war in iraq without a domestic back lash. and has been able to come back, win a second term with what he would be the first to say would be a disappointing economic news. i think what people didn't quite bargain for was the resilience and the skill of this candidate. >> woodruff: i was just checking some notes that i made earlier today. no president has won re-election since world war ii with an unemployment rate higher than 7.2%. >> that's right....